Wagon end-gate



E. E. ANDERSON.

WAGON END GATE.

APPLICAHON mm MAY27,19I9.

Patented June 8, 1920.

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WAGON END-GATE.

Application filed May 27, 1919.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Enron E. ANDERSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Louis, State of Missouri, have invented new and useful Improvements in \Vagon EndG ates, of which the following is a speciiication.

' This invention relates to a novel construction of end gate for wagon bodies and the like and the principal object of the invention is to provide means for facilitating the removal of the gate from the body.

The invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a view of the old style gate being removed from a wagon body.

Fig. 2 is a view of my improved gate being removed from a wagon body.

Fig. 3 is a view of the gate in normal position.

Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

As hitherto constructed end gates have been solidly formed either from one board or a number of boards rigidly secured together. When an attempt is made to remove a gate so constructed the tendency is for one corner to bind against a part of the wagon body so that the gate is tilted which acts to wedge the gate in place and thus prevent its removal. This is shown in Fig. 1. I overcome this difficulty by constructing a gate with the upper boards slidingly connected with the connecting members or up- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 8, 1920.

Seria1 No. 300,015.

rights and these members pivoted to the lower boards so that the upper boards may be moved longitudinally to prevent the gate binding in the body. As shown in the drawings, the lower board 1 is pivoted to the upright members 2 by the bolts 3. The upper boards 4 and 5 are slotted as at 6 to receive the bolts 7, which connect said boards to the upright members 2. I prefer to cover said slots by placing washers or plates 8 on the bolt. The ends of all the boards are rounded, as at 9.

It will thus be seen that when an attempt is made to move my gate from the wagon body the boards of the gate will adjust themselves to prevent binding of the gate and by having the ends of the boards rounded there are no sharp corners to wedge against the wagon body. Thus the gate can be moved very easily and may be replaced as easily as removed. My gate will also accommodate itself to wagon bodies, the sides of which have been moved to an inclined position.

Having described the invention, what is claimed is:

1. An end gate for wagon bodies comprising upright members, cross boards having slots therein and bolts passing through the upright members and said slots for connecting the boards to the upright members.

2. An end gate for wagon bodies comprising upright members, abottom board bolted to said members, upper boards having slots therein and bolts passing through said slots into the upright members.

3. An end gate for wagon bodies comprising upright members, cross boards having their ends rounded and provided with slots and bolts passing through said slots into the upright members.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature.

ERICK E. ANDERSON. 

